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Tables of Contents for Pastimes
Unit 1: Leisure as a Condition of Being Human--Personal ContextChapter One - Meanings of LeisureThe Humanities of LeisureClassical Histories of PastimesToday's Meanings and ConnotationsSummary: Multiple MeaningsReferencesChapter Two: - Having a Good TimeHappinessPleasureFreedomIntrinsic RewardPlayGameLaughter and HumorRitualSolitudeSpiritualityRiskBoredomSummary: Leisure QualitiesReferencesChapter Three - Explanations and SpeculationsSituational Factors that Affect Leisure BehaviorTheoretical Explanations for Leisure BehaviorResearching for VerificationSummary: What WE Do and Do Not Understand about LeisureReferencesChapter Four - Leisure and Human DevelopmentLeisure and Physical DevelopmentLeisure and Emotional DevelopmentLeisure and Intellectual DevelopmentLeisure and Social DevelopmentSummary: The Themes of Leisure Through the Life SpanUnit II: Leisure as a Cultural Mirror--Societal ContextChapter Five - Leisure's AnthropologyHunches about Paleolithic CulturesLeisure in Technological CulturesLeisure in Developing CountriesSummary: Leisure as AnthropologyReferencesChapter Six - Popular CultureTelevisionFilmsNewspapers, Magazines, and BooksHistorical Reflections of Popular Culture in Modern SocietySummary: The Popular Culture MirrorReferencesChapter Seven - Taboo RecreationLeisure and DevianceWhy Taboo Recreation?Injuring SelfInjuring OthersThe Dilemma of "Goodness"Summary: Leisure as TabooReferencesChapter Eight - Of Time and WorkTypes of TimeTime for LeisureThe Intention of WorkLeisure's Relation to WorkSummary: Leisure Time and Work AlliesReferencesUnit III: Leisure as a Social Instrument--Systems ContextChapter Nine - Using Leisure for Social GoodColonial AmericaTransitions of the 1800'sBirth of Organized Leisure SystemsThe Movement's Zenith: Making a ProfessionSummary: Leisure as a Change AgentReferencesChapter Ten - Paying for It AllThe Web of Leisure and EconomicsHow Leisure Benefits an EconomyHow Leisure Harms an EconomySummary: Economic SignificanceReferencesChapter Eleven - Leisure and EquityWomen's LeisurePeople with DisabilitiesEthnicityInvisible PeopleSummary: Achieving Equity in LeisureReferencesChapter Twelve - Leisure Resources for PeopleLeisure Resources as Cultural CapitalPackages for Organized Leisure ServicesSponsorships for LeisureSummary: Putting it TogetherReferencesIndex